The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 0.4% in April after levelling out in March.

The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved rose 9.1% in April following a fall of 5.5% in the previous month.

PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES

The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 1.0% in April and has risen for five months.

The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses rose 2.5% in April and has risen for four months.

PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES

The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 0.4% in April and has fallen for four months.

The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 18.0% in April following a fall of 9.9% in the previous month.

VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED

The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 1.2% in April and has risen for 15 months. The value of residential building rose 0.1% after falling for three months. The value of non-residential building rose 2.7% and has risen for six months.

The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved fell 2.7% in April following a rise of 6.1% in the previous month. The value of residential building rose 3.8% following a fall of 6.4% in the previous month. The value of non-residential building fell 10.3% following a rise of 25.2% in the previous month.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE

Release Date

May 2013

4 July 2013

June 2013

30 July 2013

July 2013

2 September 2013

August 2013

2 October 2013

September 2013

31 October 2013

October 2013

2 December 2013

DATA NOTES

A number of time series spreadsheets, as well as tables 13, 14 and 16 from this publication, contain 'np' (not available for publication) annotations. This is due to confidential data being contained in these series.

REVISIONS THIS MONTH

Revisions to the total number of dwelling units approved in this issue are:

2011-12

2012-13

TOTAL

NSW

26

32

58

Vic.

-

-47

109

Qld

-64

76

12

SA

-

4

4

WA

-38

-

-38

Tas.

-

-

-

NT

-

48

48

ACT

-

-

-

Total

-76

113

37

INQUIRIES

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